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AJSL 32, 278 03 (P452262)

Letter tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00566

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _{d}suen-uru4_
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma u-bar-rum-ma#
4. _{d}utu mu-szar2-kam#_ li-ba-al-li#-[it,-ka]
5. asz-szum a-di-ma-ti#-_dingir_ a-we-[lim]
6. i-na tu-up-pi-ia sza-t,e4-[er]
7. a-we-lam a-na tu-up-pi _dumu#-[mesz_]
8. sza ia-mu-ut-ba-li-im [o]
9. la tu-ma-ZA?-[x]
10. a-wa-tum it-ti be-li2-ia
11. du-un-nu-na
12. asz-szum mu-ru-is, li-bi-ka
13. sza ta-aq-bi-a-am
14. lu-zi-iz-ma
15. da-a-a-nu-tam li-sza-hi-zu-ma
16. a-we-lam ta-sza-t,a-ar-ma
17. a-di _{d}utu_ u2 ma/ba du ka
18. la#-qi2-a-szu ma-am-ma-an
reverse
1. u2-la i-le-e
2. u3 at-hu-ka sza pa-ra-as

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AJSL 32 (pp. 270 - 292), 278 03

[Luckenbill1916AJSL32[2]] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1916. “Old Babylonian Letters from Bismya.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 32 (3): 270–92. https://www.jstor.org/stable/528196.
history: AbB 11, 137

[Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.
citation: OIP 138, 147-154 app. C

[Wilson2012OIP138] Wilson, Karen L., and Jacob Lauinger. 2012. Bismaya: Recovering the Lost City of Adab. Oriental Institute Publications 138. https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/oip138.pdf.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: OIM A00566
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Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-05-24 at 11:25:15	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2013-06-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Oriental Institute Integrated Database (9f941955-a4ad-463f-9f7f-1c61970bb2b7) (9f941955-a4ad-463f-9f7f-1c61970bb2b7)

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Cite this Artifact

“AJSL 32, 278 03 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452262.

AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry (No. P452262). (2013, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452262

AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452262 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2013AJSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452262},
}

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DA  - 2013/6/7/
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LB  - CDLI:P452262
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AJSL 32, 278 03 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452262.

AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry (No. P452262). (2013, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452262

AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452262 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2013AJSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452262},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/6/7/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P452262
LB  - CDLI:P452262
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - AJSL 32, 278 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452262
ER  -